Why Your Dining Room Should Be Separate From Your Kitchen

In many modern houses, the dining table is in the kitchen. This is a practical way of living but to what extent? When you have more than four people eating at the table it will become uncomfortable.

As a home owner you probably invite people to dinner from time to time. It’s okay to have people watching you whilst you cook but it can also be very uncomfortable. When there is a dinner party you need the space in the kitchen to cook and make food using all the surfaces you have at your disposal. Five people sitting and chatting gets in the way and eliminates the space you could use. Plus, cooking while you have guests in the kitchen and chatting can distracts the cook when counting and measuring ingredients.

On the other hand, many people feel uncomfortable when people watch them cook. For many people the kitchen is a sanctuary where you can cook and mess as you please. You can add your own ingredients without other people judging your cooking style.

People that have been invited to a dinner party will sit wherever the conversation is. If the dining table is in the kitchen then that is where they will be. Unfortunately, they won’t move if they are comfortable. In addition, if the dining table is in the kitchen certain noises could irritate a person trying to tell a story especially if it is a pot or pan that echoes if hit.

A guest might not appreciate all the different food odours in the kitchen. It’s a well-known fact that smell affects taste. If your food is good the guest might want to taste what you have made while you are still busy cooking. This could be annoying for the cook.

Guests tend to get needy when they are in the kitchen because of all the beverages, snacks, and spices that they can find. They will rest their eyes on an item and all of a sudden they will have the urge to put it on their food or in their drink. It is important to tend to your guests’ needs but they shouldn’t get in your way while you are preparing a meal for them.

Placing popular furniture in the room in which they belong is the modern way of styling your home. In other words, a dining set belongs in the dining room. A dining room is separate from the kitchen and the lounge which makes it much more comfortable to host a dinner party. Dining sets have the room that your guests require and have incredibly comfortable chairs for them to sit on.